Chet Holmgren vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Chet Holmgren, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Chet Holmgren and Ausar Thompson both played 3 years in the NBA. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Ausar Thompson
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+19+4.3+7.7+0.4+2.0+1.5+0.5+0.5+1.4-0.3-0.4+2.5+4.0+.047+1.3+2.5+.184+1.6+1.5+.196
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Chet Holmgren Ausar Thompson
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+27+4.9+4.9+0.4+3.2+2.9+0.3+1.0+1.5-0.4-0.5+1.0+2.9+.045+1.2+2.8+.155+1.7+1.8+.113
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
difference:+17+7.3+3.7+0.5+3.0+3.5+0.5+1.1-0.6-2.2+1.3+4.6+.109+1.2+3.7+.297+0.2+1.8+.201
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3

Chet Holmgren Ausar Thompson
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 24 28.7 18.7 1.4 6.4 7.8 1.6 0.6 1.5 1.8 3.0 6.9 12.1 .572 1.5 3.8 .396 3.3 4.1 .808
difference:+1+2.1+7.3+0.6+2.6+2.0+1.2+0.8+0.8-0.4-0.4+2.2+2.9+.055+1.3+3.1+.083+1.6+0.8+.282
Ausar Thompson 23 26.6 11.4 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.8 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.6 4.7 9.2 .517 0.2 0.7 .313 1.7 3.3 .526
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chet Holmgren nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3